Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Just in Time

Since the scenery has changed so much I thought the blog deserved an update. I first need to say just how thankful I am that I have actually been off crutches and back to walking for exactly two weeks now. It still feels like a miracle to me, since I really thought I would be getting a tibial rod for Christmas this year. But the MRI results showed a huge improvement that couldn't be seen on an x-ray, and the actual results of me putting lots of weight on my leg have convinced me it must be much better.

Walking again after being one-legged for 13 weeks wasn't exactly fun. It was a bit depressing to realize just how weak that leg had become and how much cardiovascular fitness I lost in that time. But as I had long-since determined, I am not a good sedentary person, and that caused me to be so much happier moving around on my own despite the pain. And it's already so. much. better. Better enough for me to have spent two evenings standing around in high heels at the company Christmas parties (Yes, that is plural. The company has grown so much it had two parties and we got to go to both!). Yes, I felt that big time but was so happy to do it.

And yesterday I rode the exercise bike! Today I walked a whole mile on the treadmill (in 20 minutes - gotta start somewhere!). So the official rehab has begun. This winter will be full of the exercise bike, walking and eventually running on the treadmill, and building up my leg strength. No road running for a good while, and probably no skiing for me this winter. The only reason I say "probably" is that winter is very long, and a lot can improve between now and March, so who knows?

I have to say that I really learned a lot from this whole stress fracture season of my life. I am sure I will realize more as time goes by, but my main impression is how God always takes care of His children and works for their good. He does not give us more than we can handle, though it may seem that way at times. I am so proud of the way my kids stepped up to help the last three months! And Edwin got so used to doing a million things a day for me that he is still doing some of them. I am blessed to have them! And so happy to be back on my two feet, just in time for Christmas. Not a moment too soon for my sanity as well!

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I am a Christian southern girl living in Minnesota, a wife of 22-plus years, and a homeschooling mom of 5 kiddos, ages 10 to 17. I started running nearly three years ago, and began to like it just before getting injured. I'm starting again, which seems to be what you do in life. Life Is Different Here in many, many ways, and I'd like to tell you how...